The operations of many Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and other business enterprises cause the devastation of livelihoods, territories and the environment of the communities where they operate; they pursue the commodification …
In a Side Event at the United Nations Human Rights Council:
Repression and Impunity in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen
Yesterday, 12 September 2013, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) organized an event …
No to Tyranny… No to War
21 Arab Organizations Decry America’s Strike and Assad’s Crimes in Syria
We, as Arab rights organizations, express our full solidarity with the struggle of the Syrian people for freedom and human rights, including the right to self-determination through free and fair …
46 Arabic Human Rights Organizations Demand Dropping All Charges against Karam Saber, and the Unfair Five-Year Sentence On Account of His Story Book “Where is Allah”
The undersigned human rights organizations said, “On Tuesday, 10 September, the writer and human rights activist Karam Saber will appear before the Beba Misdemeanor Court in Beni Suef governorate for …
At the UN, The Cairo Institute Discusses: Human Rights as Arab Countries Struggle for Democracy
Today, Monday, 9 September 2013, marks the beginning of the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council) in Geneva. The session is scheduled to continue until …
CIHRS concludes its 20th training course on human rights
September 8, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) concluded its 20th training course on human rights for Egyptian university students, whose activities started on August 25 and lasted …
Break-through at St Petersburg summit needed to give hope of a better future for millions of Syrians
< p style=”text-align: center;”>Leaders must set their differences aside and kick-start urgent political negotiations for Syria World leaders attending the G20 summit must seize this opportunity and make real progress …
35 civil society organizations ask the Arab League Secretary General to discuss the situation in Egypt during the coming Ministerial Council
Your Excellency, Dr. Nabil El Araby Secretary General, League of Arab States Ahead of the upcoming Ministerial Council of the League on September 3rd, 2013 we the undersigned, representing 35 …
35 NGOs call on the Arab League to form a fact finding mission on the situation in Egypt
Today, 1 September 2013, 35 Arab and International nongovernmental organizations, among them the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), sent a joint letter to Dr. Nabeel El Arabi, the …